adj.
Feeling or expressing despondency; dejected.
despondently de·spon'dent·ly adv.
SYNONYMS despondent, despairing, forlorn, hopeless. These adjectives mean being without or almost without hope: despondent about the company's failure; took a despairing view of world politics; a forlorn cause; a hopeless case.
ANTONYM hopeful
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